Since mid-January and the accusations of sexual violence by the Belgian comedian Florence Mendez as well as around twenty testimonies against Seb Mellia, the man has been in turmoil. This Sunday, February 11, 2024, he spoke in front of the camera for the first time from his Instagram account and deplores all these people who try to “make him look like a monster”.
The cinema, television and entertainment industry is in bad shape. In recent months, big names like Gérard Depardieu, Nicolas Bedos, Benoît Jacquot, Jacques Doillon and many others have been targeted by accusations of abuse and sexual violence. If mentalities are still difficult to change, the fact remains that six years after the #MeToo scandal, tongues are becoming more and more loose and actresses and other personalities of the 7th art are increasingly coming out of the silence. It is in this context that on January 12, the Belgian comedian Florence Mendez revealed on her social networks that she had gathered more than twenty testimonies from women accusing the comedian Seb Mellia of inappropriate, even violent, sexual behavior. including non-consensual sexual relations. She then launched the #MeTooStandUp movement by pushing the alleged victims to go to court to file a complaint.
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“My silence is not a confession”
Following Florence Mendez’s accusations, comedian Seb Mellia chose to remain silent for the first few days before posting a written message on his Instagram page on January 22. He then wrote in the caption of an entirely white publication: “My silence is not a confession. It took me a while to react because I was overwhelmed by what was happening to me, shocked and also devastated.» He begins before adding: “If I may have offended some of my partners in the past, and unintentionally, through inappropriate behavior, I deeply regret it and apologize to them. However, there are lines that I have never crossed and I deny all accusations of rape in any way.» If he had already admitted to having taken legal action to shed light on this whole story, he finally chose to speak in front of the camera this Sunday, February 11 in an Instagram story.
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“They make me look like a monster”
If since this famous publication the 39-year-old comedian had not spoken again, this Sunday February 11, 2024 he finally appeared in front of the camera in an Instagram story to defend himself. “It took me a while to speak because what I experienced was traumatic» he begins before adding: “I’ve never experienced something so violent.» Very affected by the whole situation, he mentions having done “depression” and carry on : “They make me look like a monster. I see descriptions made of me, but those who have been around me know that it is not true“. If he deplores the people who use his story and point the finger at them: “What drives me crazy is the opportunists, who are using this story to pull coverage, to create buzz, it’s absolutely disgusting. Whether boys or girls», he also mentions trusting in justice: “I’m going to let justice take its course because I don’t know who is attacking me: these are anonymous testimonies.» He explains before adding: “It may seem easy to say “let’s let justice take its course”, but I can’t do anything else. It’s like terrorists: they arrive, they are sure of their ideology, they know what they are doing and they destroy everything“.
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A video that he concludes by explaining: “I’m going to try to rebuild myself a little» confirming that its show dates are for the moment all maintained.
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